January 06, 2012, 3:35PM

Orenco Woods got off to an enthusiastic start Thursday, with a fight song performed by the marching band at neighboring Orenco Elementary School and a nature walk led by Hillsboro naturalists Lori Prince and Sarah Pinnock. Author Debbie Raber also spoke to the history of the land. Full story »

September 16, 2011, 8:30AM

June 03, 2011, 8:34AM

The crash of the housing market may turn out to be exactly the break Orenco neighborhood preservationists in east Hillsboro have been seeking for years. The Trust for Public Land, a national conservationist movement which often raises money to buy undeveloped areas for future parks, signed an option contract last week to buy 42 acres of the former Orenco... Full story »

November 16, 2010, 3:14PM

The board agreed to add an additional 5.25 acres to an existing agreement that gave the Trust for Public Land the option of buying 42 acres on the Fowler site. The City of Tigard will purchase the land from the trust for use as a public park. Full story »

November 15, 2010, 5:34PM

The board will vote on whether to allow the Trust for Public Land to purchase 5.25 acres of land to the north of Fowler Middle School. The board has already agreed to sell 42 acres of land to the trust for use as a public green space and park. Full story »